gnomic
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Alonso is a difficult person to read, and he can be gnomic when he speaks.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a gnomic Jan. 31, 2023, post he urged his followers to “SELL.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
It’s slightly gnomic, this distinction, but it suggests that while Susiraja’s works can be amusing, unexpected and shocking, they are never at anyone’s expense.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
In this newly annotated edition, Reiner Stach — who knows more about Kafka’s life than anyone else alive — provides data-rich, facing-page commentary for each gnomic observation.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2022
I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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